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aqueduct |
A water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance. |
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aqueous |
Of, pertaining to, or containing water. |
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arbiter |
One chosen or appointed, by mutual consent of parties in dispute, to decide matters. |
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arbitrary |
Fixed or done capriciously. |
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arbitrate |
To act or give judgment as umpire. |
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arbor |
A tree. |
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arboreal |
Of or pertaining to a tree or trees. |
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arborescent |
Having the nature of a tree. |
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arboretum |
A botanical garden or place devoted to the cultivation of trees or shrubs. |
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arboriculture |
The cultivation of trees or shrubs. |
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arcade |
A vaulted passageway or street; a roofed passageway having shops, etc., opening from it. |
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archaic |
Antiquated |
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archaism |
Obsolescence. |
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archangel |
An angel of high rank. |
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archbishop |
The chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the Greek, Roman, and Anglican church. |
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archdeacon |
A high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese. |
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archaeology |
The branch of anthropology concerned with the systematic investigation of the relics of man. |
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archetype |
A prototype. |
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archipelago |
Any large body of water studded with islands, or the islands collectively themselves. |
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ardent |
Burning with passion. |
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ardor |
Intensity of passion or affection. |
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arid |
Very dry. |
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aristocracy |
A hereditary nobility |
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aristocrat |
A hereditary noble or one nearly connected with nobility. |
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armada |
A fleet of war-vessels. |
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armful |
As much as can be held in the arm or arms. |
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armory |
An arsenal. |
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aroma |
An agreeable odor. |
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arraign |
To call into court, as a person indicted for crime, and demand whether he pleads guilty or not. |
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arrange |
To put in definite or proper order. |
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arrangement |
The act of putting in proper order, or the state of being put in order. |
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arrant |
Notoriously bad. |
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arrear |
Something overdue and unpaid. |
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arrival |
A coming to stopping-place or destination. |
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arrogant |
Unduly or excessively proud, as of wealth, station, learning, etc. |
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arrogate |
To take, demand, or claim, especially presumptuously or without reasons or grounds. |
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Artesian well |
A very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure |
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artful |
Characterized by craft or cunning. |
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Arthurian |
Pertaining to King Arthur, the real or legendary hero of British poetic story. |
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artifice |
Trickery. |
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artless |
Ingenuous. |
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ascendant |
Dominant. |
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ascension |
The act of rising. |
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ascent |
A rising, soaring, or climbing. |
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ascetic |
Given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion. |
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ascribe |
To assign as a quality or attribute. |
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asexual |
Having no distinct sexual organs. |
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ashen |
Pale. |
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askance |
With a side or indirect glance or meaning. |
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asperity |
Harshness or roughness of temper. |
